A drier day than yesterday, and correspondingly a different sort of vis mig observed. 2 short-eared owls and a merlin joined the local peregrine, kestrel and sparrowhawk on the reserve, though briefly. The finch movement almost returned to the numbers in October, with 421 goldfinch, 66 redpoll, 115 siskin and 27 chaffinch moving south with a sprinkling of 5 brambling and 2 greenfinch. The seabird passage was much quieter than yesterday, though thats to be expected with the change in wind direction.
Birds Ringed: Blackbird 3, Chaffinch 1, Goldcrest 2, Lesser Redpoll 2.